Cheese steak 'secret' came from Philly

Small world: Philadelphia native Bob Adelizzi’s mouth watered when a friend spoke of a Pacific Beach deli serving the world’s “best” Philly cheese steak sandwiches. So, Adelizzi asked the deli owner his secret and was told it was the rolls. They were made by Amoroso Bakery in Philadelphia.

“That was my grandfather’s bakery,” Adelizzi exclaimed. His family had sold it in the ’60s to the Amoroso company.

Adelizzi’s wife, Tommi, quickly emailed the bakery to ask where in San Diego she could buy its rolls. A company rep informed her it sells only to wholesalers, however, promised to mail “a little Philly memory.”

That little memory arrived in a huge box just in time to be savored with a dinner Adelizzi was cooking that evening for 18 family members.